| Rivière aux Frênes | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Centre-du-Québec |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Bécancour Regional County Municipality |
| Source1: | Agricultural and forest streams |
| Mouth: | Henri River |
| Mouth Location: | Val-Alain |
| River System: | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) |
The rivière aux Frênes is a tributary of the east bank of the Henri River whose current flows successively into the rivière du Chêne and on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The rivière aux Frênes flows in the municipalities of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly and Val-Alain, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The main neighboring watersheds of the Rivière aux Frênes are:
The Rivière aux Frênes takes its source from the village road south-east of the village of Joly. From its source, the "rivière aux Frènes" flows on between the Henri River (south side) and rivière aux Cèdres (north side). The "rivière aux Frènes" flows westward, with a drop of, crossing the railway, the 3th and fourth rang West road, as well as the highway 20 (on the east side of exit 266).[1]
The Rivière aux Frênes flows onto the east bank of the Henri River in the municipality of Val-Alain. This confluence is located upstream from the confluence of the rivière aux Cèdres and upstream from the confluence of the Henri River. This confluence is northwest of exit 266 of highway 20.
The French term "Frêne" ("Ash" in English) turns out to be a species of leafy tree, comprising nine varieties.
The toponym “rivière aux Frênes” was made official on August 8, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]